Tractor plow



April 22, 1930. BROWN ET AL TRACTOR PLOW Original Filed Jan. 28, 1924 3 sh ets-sheet 1 April 22, 1930; T. BROWN ET TRACTOR PLOW Original Filed Jan. 28, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 I" Ely April 22, 1930. BROWN ET AL TRACTOR PLOW Original Filed Jan. 28, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 kw Q s N I I I I I Patented Apr.' 22, 11930 THEOPHILUS BROWN ANEARL e, srnnunnunn, or MOLINE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR$ To DEERE & ooMPAi ImoE'MoEI E, LL N-o s, A CORPORATION oE InLrNoIs' TEAo'ron-rLowr Original ap p1ication..filed January. 28,'1924,.S.eria1 No. 689,029. Divided and thi's application filed J'anu-ary 1 V 13,1927. Serial No.160305;

Ourinvention relatesto plows of the tractor. drawn type, and, generally speaking, it has for its obj eat .to provide a close coupled plow Whichwill handle-easily for transporta .5 tion and in small. fenced ifields, so that the,

plow can housed in plowing in close quarters, such'as fence corners, and one that can be backed easily. It also; has for its object to provide a. power lift plow that can, readily 10 be raised or lowered out of or into operative-position byithe-tractor operator without leavinghis seat, and one that'will be simple in construction, relatively-of light weight, andthat will he provided with; means-for ,15 leveling the plow or. plows, and for regulati'nggthe depth; 0t plowing, and, incidentally suitably. adjusting the hitch point between.-

the plow and the tractor-so, that the plow willoperate properly 7 at whatever depth at which it maybe adJuStedt run n Otherint, proved features which need not be mentionedat t-l1is-time=-,wil l be pointed'out in the course. of thedescription of the embodiment of our invention shownain; the. accompanying draw.-

25 ings which it, will be understood illustrate one only ofthe v-arious forms in which our improvements. may beapplied... What weregardas newwillbeset forthr-inthe claims. U

. they maybe adjusted. The manner in which In the. accompanying. d-rawings,, .30

i all butthe rear wheels'of the tractor and the rear; portion of. the frame, thereof. being omitted-, and one-ofthe. rear wheels beingshown pnincipally in dotted lines; I

F g; 2'. is .a detail illustrating the depth limiting and plow lifting wheel with some of theparts associated--.,therewith, a portion of the rim ofthewheelbeing shown in section; Fig.3 is an enlarged detail, being a partial sideelevation with; one of the plow beams removed to better show the arrangement of the lifting depth. .limitingand leveling devices, and also the adjustable hitch connections I FigA is a. detail, being a partialplan view illustrating-apart of thebail orv axlehy which theliftingj wheel iscarriedandon which alsov the, lifting lever is mounted, some parts of 7 theplowbeing'shown in.:dotted.li 11es; 4

Fig; 5,is also a detail, being approximately- 50 a sectionpn line 5&5 ofilfig. 3 yand ;3

Fig. 1 is a planview of our improved plow,

projectinggdraw-bar rigidly secured to said housing, audit is desirable, that the connec tion between the plow beam or beamsandrsaid draw-bar be such that the plows will be capable of swlnging laterally-to a limited extent so that theywill inotninter'fere with the proper-steering of-the tractor,-as would be the-case ifthey wereheld against all lateral sw ng ng. The plows must also be capable of swinging vertically into or out of operative position, and-o1 rocking to a-limited extent about a longitudinal 3X15 tc ;co1npensatetorthe transverse tilting; of the tractor, owing to tlielfact thatthe;wheels at one, side-thereof run in the furrow. and those at the otherv side on the land, so that the plow bottoms will run level. It is also important-to; provide means for vertically, adj L sting thehitch point at the front end of theplow when thedepth of plowing is changed, so thatv the plow bottolns'will run properly at the depth to which these. several desirable results are obtained will .now be described, but it should'be -m'en- By reference to Fig-. 1, it will be seen that for the purposes of this specification we have chosen to show. our improvements applied to i o tom gang plow of the socalled frameless type, i. e.- one 'inwhich there is;

. no frame other thanthat-formed by theplow beams, which are" rigidly braced. together'in parallelprelation vto each other andat the properdistance apart so thatthe plow bottoms plow. consecutive furrows The -number,

otcplow: bottoms used is, of course, optional. Asshown 1n the drawings,'7, 8' indicate the.

plow beams, which are connected together at 7 rear axle housing or frame of the tractor is the front by a U-shaped brace 9, and at the rear by a diagonal brace 10. A transverselydisposed plate 11 serves not only as an intermediate brace, but also performs certain other functions which will be hereinafter pointed out. The numerals 12, 13 indicate the two plow bottoms, and 14 indicates a rear furrow wheel or rollinglandside which is carried by a bracket 15 secured to and prok jecting rearwardly from the beam 8. The

shown at 16, and 17, 18 indicate the rear wheels of the tractor, of which 17 is the furrow wheel and 18 the land wheel. Secured to the rear portion of the tractor frame 16 is a draw-bar 19, which is bolted to the frame 16 soithat it is held rigidly in position, and

pivotally connected with said draw-bar by a vertical pivot 20 is a transversely disposed bar 19 so that the plows may be adjusted laterally to obtain the right width of cut.

' Mounted in down-turned end portions of the plate 21 is a transverse pivot bolt 22 about which the plow swings vertically when raised orlowered, as hereinafter described, which end portions are preferably of different lengths,to facilitate mountingthe bolt 22 so that it will assume a horizontal position,

or approximately so, when the tractor plow is in use. The position of said bolt will of course vary to some extent with different depths of plowing. V

The plow beams 7, 8 are respectively connected with the draft devices by means of a hitch device, which in the present instance comprises triangular plates'23, 24, as best shown in Figs. land 3, said plates constituting in effect three armed levers, the arms of which are represented by the apices of the triangles. The forward arms 23, 24

thereof are pivotally mounted on the bolt 22 sothat the plates 23, 24 may swing vertically about said bolt. The rearward arms 23", 24 of said plates are pivotally connected respectively by bolts 25, 26 with the forward ends of the beams 7, 8, the outer ends of said bolts being braced by straps 27, 28, as shown in,

' Fig. 1. These straps overlap the plates 23,

24 and serve to hold them in parallelism with .the vertical planes of the plow beams. The

uppermost arms 23, 24 of the plates 23, 24 are'connected with the lower arm of aleveling lever 29 which is pivoted to swing fore and aft in a vertical plane upon a pivot 30 carried by a bracket 31 secured to the transverse plate 11, as shown in Fig. 3. The lever 29 is preferably made of two parallel bars spaced apart and of bell-crank shape, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and said lever is connected with the plates 23, 24 by means of a coupling 32 having a boss 33 at its rear end which fits between the members of the lever 29, as shown in Fig. 1, and is connected thereto'by a pivot 34. The opposite'end of the coupling 32 is internally screw threaded to receive the threaded rear end of a connecting .rod 35, the forward end of which is pivotally connected with the arm 24 of the plate 24, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 6. At one side of the coupling 32 adjacent to its forward end is a boss 36 having. an eye which receives the hooked rear end-of a rod 37, the forward end of which is threaded to enter a turn buckle 38 by which it is connected to a rod 39 which at its forward end is pivotally connected with the arm'23 of the plate 23, as shown in Figs l and 3. The members 37 38'and 39, therefore, constitute an extensible connecting rod which connects the coupling 32 with the plate 23. As the lever 29 is located approximately midway between the beams 7, 8, as shown in Fig. 1,.the connecting rods between said lever and plates 23, 24 diverge forwardly, and it will be apparent that by means of the turn buckle 38'the length of the connecting rod between the coupling 32 and the plate 23 may be varied to rock said plate vertically about the pivot 22, thereby raising or lowering the forward end of the.

beam 7 relatively to that of the beam 8, and

consequently rocking theplows relatively to a longitudinal axis. By this means the plows maybe made to run level regardless of the lateral tipping of the tractor. The plates 23, 24 may, however, be swung vertically in unison to raise or lower thehitch point of theplow beams with relation to the pivot 22 which connects said plates with the draft devices by rocking the lever .29 about its fulcrum or pivot 30. For sorocking said lever we employ a rod or shaft 40 arranged in an approximately upright position and provided at its upper end with a crank 41 by means of which it may be rotated, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 6. The lower end of said shaft is screw threaded and works in a threaded sleeve 42 journaled in the lower end portion of the bracket 31, whichis bifurcated as.

best shown in Fig. 1, the lower end portions of said bracket being spaced apart to permit the shaft 40 to pass between them. By this arrangement separated bearings are provided it is firmly supported. The lower end of the shaft 40 serves as a an adjustable limit stop to regulate the depth of plowing, as will be hereinafter described. The'upper arm of the lever 29 is 'operatively connected with the shaft 40 by means of a split collar composed its for the endportions of the sleeve 42 so that I,

' immerse of neinbe'rsi43 44;, 3 shown :in Fig. 5, the end portions of which arelfi tted in. openingslhin the upper end-portions o'fflthe'lbars composing the lever'129, while the r-interrnediateiportions oi said inembers serve as a collar: which lies lnf. an annulardvgroovedti PI'OVldQCl an the shaftAO, as shown ins-Fig.3. QCotterQpins-LG serve to: keep lthehars of .the' lever 29fironi slippingrofithe ends of said members.

. this: 'eonstr.uction,when the shaft 40 is rotated :by means of thecrank 415 .11;- will move longitudinally through rthegsleeve. 4:2, thereby movingtheupper arm ofthe leverlZQ Iipor down and the lower. aIlILOf said lever fore and aft. "Forward niovement ofwthe latter arni willthrustzforward on theerms 23,e'24= of the three armed levers 23,: 24-, thereby rocking said levers about their pivot-r22 and" liftingthe. whit oh point of the forward ends of lithe beams- 7, 8, Conversely rear-ward movement o f-,the-1 0wer:arnroii the? lever 29 lowers; the

'.hitch pointoffthefront ends of'the. beams; ,By means of the shaft 40; therefore,e-the.hitoh 7, point may-he raised or-lowered readily for plowing at'fdiiierent idepths. The range of ihiteh -ad-justment may be: modified ifdesired iby means of the gscrew threadsion the rods 35,

-37" and 39-,- showniin', Riga 1,+but ordinarily the adjustment provided for by the shait-id and lever29sufiices. I i .v

. Itwill-v-heanoted that- -theflhi'teh,is always very low-relat-ive ly to the treetor' so that the effect is to vput the weight-on the front' wheels of [the tractor; consequently makingsteering 'roe'k; ShaftfifiO best shown in Fig.1 4;. The arm? 49= is; preferably i formed integral wvith "one end of :the reek shaft r50; which at its other en dais-provided with: aforwardly and :upward'ly projecting 'arm' '51.- f;Saidroek shaft *is 'journaledl in bearings; provided in -braekets- 52; i 53 seen-red respectively to the diagonal brace l0 and the heanrBpaswbeBt showniinFigi 1,' and indieate'diby dotted lines. in Fig; 4:. i-As best shown in Figs." 1 3;

"said: rockvsh aft is. so f arranged that the "arm 29 extends "under "the lowercendyoi: the shaft 40, where it is provided with ahearinghlock suitably secured to it; "as by a bolt- 55 and is.- adapted to underlie-the" lower" end of the shafted: and" isfpre-ii'erahly provided with a recess to receive the same, as rindieat-edby dotted lines in the latterffigure. 1: By this arrangement thefshaitAO CEOI'ITIS- auadjustahle stop which limits: the ,extent to which the arm 49 and wheelie? may swingmpward toward theplo W/beams; flvhentheplowis iniusethe wheellll lflu runs one the. .1and, .and .when. the

hloek 54\is .inLcontact with. the lower end of the shaft 40 obviously the plow bottoms cannot;.'penetrateuthe soil more deeply. i'llhere fore; .settingsthee shaft f 40 at; any desi red ;point5the wheel'ZlLoperates to hold the plow 1 bottoms? zt'ronrpenetratinglinore ldeeplylthan the .ma irimun idepth permitted by the ishziit 14:0 7 Asvhasibe'enexplained,adjustment of 'the shaft 40 to. I regulateuthe illfiXlllllllll' depth of plowing alsoadjuststhe hitch point vertically; and it .wilhhe apparent fro nlan inspection oFFigQB that these adjustments are correlatedxso lthat auto nat-ically when the shaft 40 iis inoved down for example, to decrea se the 'ocked- :depth' of plowing, "the lever 29 will he about its pivot 30 in a counter-clock ise di- -ireotionas viewed insaidfigure, thereby rock- .arrg thethree armed lever pletes. 23,t2e in 'a V cloe-k-wise ;direction, and COIlSGqtleH-i-ly raising the pointiot=h1tchhthebeams T. 8 to correspond w th the reduced .plowingdepth. ird

justment 'of thesha ft w in thelopposite direction toilnerease the plowing depth lowers i.

the -pointeofwhiteh"by rocking: the lever. 29 in a clockwise ldire'etiom as viewed in By thisnconstruotiom therefore. the point of (hitch is always maintainedsubstantially in theline of' zdraftnyegardless oi the plowing" depth; in. this respect :our present-constructionbeing similar, ugenerically, eto-that of our, pending application, Serial No. 371,245.

lfiled; ApriL 5,},1920, and the application-of Earl G; Strandlund;Serial No 8?4 .,835, filed April 19,' 1920. it should benched that the arm; 49 iis -notppositively connected with the hitchcontrolling devices,,hut isiree to swing toward and 1 away from the lower end? of ;the shaft 40 eonsequent-ly such controlling d evioes not only-serve to adjust the hitch point to vary-the depth of plowing but also to adirst the -plow bodies simultaneou slvwlienlthe plow is in the ground and permit th tractor to rise and fallindependent'ly of the plow.

-or,eonversely'; the plow--- to rise-and fall :independent-lysofthe tractor; Under= ordinary operating 7 conditions the wheel 47 to enlarge of the lower end of the-shaft 40 against the block: 5& -indeed,"v these partsnlay at times be enti rely out of contact with ea'ohwothery but iffthef plows-should'tend to run more I ideeply into theground than the depth: for

v-whieh the hitchis'set; the-.shaftAO wilt-then abut against: the blocked andathef wheelfq'f I vill hold theplows 'fromepenetra'tingmore deep1y,-.-

-' V For lifting thezplows above the ground for transportion purposes, the rockshaft 50 and the armAQ- function as a zha-ili or crank-axle ,pivoted to,swing-aabout the axis 48 of the wheeler-7 so that-the roekshaift portion 50 thereof-is swung-upwardanduforwardgthere V loygli fting theplow beamsand plows ini the manner shown in Fig. 6. By then locking the parts in such position the plows will ride on the wheel 47, which then-serves as, a transporting wheel. Vhen the plows are so lifted, the beams 7, 8, together with theplates 23, 24, swing approximately vertically about the pivot bolt 22, and the hitch adjustments, and

leveling connections remain'unaffected.

consists of the'arm '51and the two side bars v60, 61. Between the bars 60, 61 is also mount ed a latch lever 63 mounted between its ends on a pivot 64, as shown in Fig. The latch portion of said lever is so arranged that when the lever 57 is moved downward to-approximately the limit of its lifting movement, the latch 63 will hook over the transverse bar 11,

thereby holding the plow beams in, theirraised position, as shown in Fig. 6. The

' latch ismoved into latching position by I means of a spring 65 connected 'toone end rock-shaft 50, as shown'in Figs. 3

portion of said latch lever, and bearing against a lug 66 secured to the-bars 60, 61, as

. shown inFig. 3. As also shown insaid figure, one edge of the arm 59 of the lever 57 is adapted to bear against the adjacent edge of the latch lever 63, so that by-providing for a little lost motion between the lever 57 and the bars 60, 61 saidlever may be rocked sufficiently in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 6, to release the latch from 'thebar 11, thereby permftting'the plowsto descend. To avoid accidental release of'the'latch lever 63 when tne plow is being transported, provision is made for locking the lever 57 rigidly with relation to the bars 60, 61, the means for this purposecomprisinga cotter pin or key 67 which isadapted to be inserted in holes 68,69 '1 in the upper end portions of'th'e bars 60, 61'

and in the lower portion ofthe leyer 57, re spectively, whensaid lever is'in'alinement with said bars. Therefore, by insertingthe key'67 in said holes, the lev rs? cannot be "I; actuated to release the latch. v The key 67 is preferably attached to the bar 61 "alchai'n 70'so that it will'not belos't; V

'- In order to make use of the draft of the tractor as an aid in lifting the plows into transportingposition, the arm .59 of the lever 57 is connected by a rod .71 with an arm 72 carried by a sleeve 73 loosely mounted on the and 'Saidsleeve is also provided with an arm' 74 whichisconnected by a rod 75 with the'free' end portion of a brake shoe76 which is piv- 'oted at 77 011 the arm 49, as best shown in Fig. .2. Said brake shoe is so placed that it may be'swung into and outof engagement with the periphery ofthe wheel 47 byrocking the sleeve 73, but it is normally held' out of engagement with said wheel by a spring 78 connectedby a rod 79 with an arm 80 also carried by the sleeve 73, as shown in Fig. 3. Thearrangement of these parts is such that by moving forward the upper end of the lever 57 it will rock on its fulcrum 58. Consequently through the arm 59 of said lever, the connecting rod 71 and the rod 72 of the sleeve 73, said sleeve will be rocked in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 3. This will cause the brake shoe 76 to be applied tothe wheel through the thrust transmitted by means of the rod 75, and consequently the braking of the wheel will make the force of the draft effective to lift the plows, since the draft will tend to swing the arm 49 in a clockwise direction about the axis 4 8 of the wheel 47. At the same time the manual force applied to the lever 57 will also tend to swing the arm 49 in the same direction, and therefore will aid in lifting the plows. By this means the arm 49, together with manually operable lever 57, bars 60 and 61, and arm 51, movable with the arm 7 49 and substantially forming a swingable unittherewith, will be swung to the position shown in Fig. 6, whereupon the latch 63 will engage the bar 11 and the plows be thereby held up, and supported in transporting position by said" wheel. By then looking the lever57 in alinement with the bars 60, 61 by means of the key 67, as above described, not only is accidental release of the latch 63 prevented, but also the brake 76 is relieved of the brake applying influence of the weight ofthe lever 57 sothat it does not drag on the wheel. The holes 68, 69 are arranged to aline before the lever 57 reaches its brake setting position, and therefore when the key 67 is inserted the brake is held out of braking contact with the wheel. This feature of providing for the cooperation of manual and power actuated lifting means for the plows is an important part of ourinvention, as it facilitates the'lifting oeprati-on and makes it unnecessary to provide more elaborate power operatedlifting mechanism capable the arm 49 and the beams becomes greater,

and consequently the draft ofthe tractor is applied undermore favorable conditions, so that less assistance from the direct action of the lever 57 is needed as the position of said and said brake, whereby said lever is adapted for actuating saidbrake and for imparting 7 manual force to said axle toaid in so swinging said axle. V

, 6. A plow comprising a plow beam, a

ground'wheel, a vertically swinging axle conuecting the beam with said wheel and pivoted to swing about the axis of said wheel, for supporting the plow when it is in its elevated position, a brake pivotally mounted directly 'on said axle and adapted to cooperate with said wheel to effect the swingingof said axle to lift the plow by the draft power, and a manually-operable lever for applying said brake, said'lever being mounted on the axle groundwheehavertically swinging axle connecting the beam with said wheel and plvoted V to swing relative to a pivot bearing on the brake adapted to be applied tosaidwheel,

beannffor supporting the plow when it is in its elevated position, a lever swlnging substantially concentrically with said axle, a

and means mounted on said axle andactuated by said leverfo'r applying said brake. I

8. A plow comprising a plow beam, a ground wheel, avertically swinging axle connecting the beam with said wheel and pivoted to swing about the axis of said wheel, for supporting the plow when it is in its elevated positioiua lever movable with said axle, a brake "adapted to be applied to said wheel, a sleeve rotatable concentrically with respect to the axle and operatively connected with said brake, and means operatively con necting said lever with said sleeve whereby the bralre may be apppliedby operating said lever. r

9, A plow comprising a plow beam, 21 7 ground wheel, a vertically swinging axle connecting the beam w th said wheel and plvoted toswing about the axis or" said wheel,

for supporting the plow when it is in its elevated position, brake adapted to be applied to said wheel, a sleeve loosely mountedon the axle, a rod connecting said sleeve said brake for moving the brake into operative engagement with said wheel, a

spring connected with'said sleeve and with saidlbrake for moving the same out of operativepo's'ition, and a lever operatively 'connected with said sleeve for rocking the same to 'applyftheibi'ake. 1

pliedito said wheel, a sleeve loosely mounted sing a plow bea1n,'- a gro'undfwheel, avertically swinging axle connecting the beam withzsaid wheel-and pivoted to swing aboutvthe axis of said wheel, for supporting, the plow when it is in its; elevated position, a brake adapted to be apoppositely disposed arm carried by said sleeve, a spring connected with the latter arm and with the brake, and a lever for rocking said sleeve.

l1. A plow comprising a plow beam, av ground wheel, a vertically swinging axle connecting the beam with said wheel and pivoted to swing about the axis of said wheel, forsupporting the plow when itis in its elevated position, a brake adapted to be applied to said wheel, a sleeve loosely mounted on the axle, an arm carried by said sleeve, a.

rod connecting said arm with the brake, an

oppositely-disposed arm carried by said sleeve, a spring connected with the latter arm and with the brakepa third arm carried by said sleeve, and a lever carried by the axle axle, and means mounted on the axle and ac! tuated by said lever for applying saidbrake.

.13. A plow comprisinga plow beam,'a ground wheel, a vertically swinging axle connecting the beam With said wheel and pivoted to swing about the axis of said wheel, for supporting the plow whenit is in its elevated position, afbrake mountedvon said axle and movable into and out of ngage ment'with said wheel, an upwardly projectingarm carried by said axle, a lever fulcrumed on said arm,and,means.moving with said axle and-actuated by said lever for zip plying said brakei V V f 14. A plowcomprising a plow beam, a ground wheel, a vertically swinging axle connecting. the beam with said wheel and pivoted to swingfabout the axis of said Wheel, for supporting theiplow jwhen'it is in its elevated position, a brakemounted onsaid axle and movable int'o and out of-engagement with said wheel, an upwardly projecting arm carriedby said axle, a lever fulcrumed on said 15. A plowcomprising a plow (beam, a

ground wheel, avertically swinging axle con-o necting-thefbeam with said wheel and. pivoted to sw-ingjabout the axis/of said wheel, for.

r uppqrt gthe p w when it,is in its elevated. position, abrakemounted. onfsaidfiaxle andv I movable into and out ,of,,enga'gement with,

i Wheel; an upwardly proj ecting! arm lcar- A riedby, said ,axle,-a lever fulcrumed on said m, me ns actuated, by said' lever .for apply? g aidbr k and :a la ch carried -by said m r 9l nstheploWinit elevated positio n, said latcllbeingmova ble out of opera-r.

tive position by reverse movement of said lever. H I

16. A plow comprising a plow beam, a

ground wheel, a verticallyswinging axle con 7 necting the beam with said wheel and pivoted to swing aboutthe axis of said wheel,

for supporting the plow when it. is inits elevated position,a brake mounted on said axle and movable into and out of engagement with said wheel, anupwardly pro ecting arm carried by said axle, a lever fulcrumed on said arm, means actuated by said 17. A plow comprising a plow beam, a

ground wheel, a verticallyswinging member connecting the beam with said wheel, where{ by the beam may be swung about the axis of said wheeltoraise or lower the plow, a brake movably mounted on said vertically sw nging member between said beam and said wheel and adapted to cooperatewith said wheel to efiect the swinging of said member to lift the plow by the draft power, means extending from said member forming a broken lever, and means actuated by relative movement between the two parts of said broken lever for applying said brake. l V

18. A plow comprising a plow beam, a ground wheel, a vertically swinging axle connecting the beam with said wheel and pivoted to swing about the axis of said wheel, for sup porting the plow when it is in its elevated position, a brake movably mounted on said axle and adapted to cooperate with said wheel to effect the swinging of said axle to lift the plow by the draft power, means extending from said axle forming a broken lever, the two parts of which have limited relative movement, means actuated by such relative movement, for applying said brake, the continued movementof said lever after the setting of said brake transmitting manual effort tending to swing said axle to'plow lifting position, and spring means for releasing said brake.

19. A plow comprising a a plow beam, a

ground wheel, a vertically swinging axle connecting the beam with said wheel and pivoted to swing about the axis of said wheel and about a pivot bearing on said beam, for supporting the plow when itis in its elevated pos tion, a brake mounted on said axle and movable into and out of engagement with said wheel, means extending from said axle forming a broken lever having pivotal movement about the axis of the'pivot bearingon said beam, a latch carried by sa-id lever for locking the plow in it's elevatedposition the two parts of said broken lever having rela tive movemen't in'bpposite directions,

means actuatedby-s'aid relative movement inone direction 'for; applyingisard brake,- rela'e I ti'vemovement between the two le'ver parts in the opposite direction serving torelease said? latch: i

20; 4 A plow" comprising a beam adapted to be connected with adraft element, a ground-"- wheel, a, swinging meinber on which said wheel is jou'rnalech said "member extending re'arw'ardly therefrom to: the beam and hav-* ing pivotal connection therewith,whereby the beam. maybe raised 'or lowered gbyswinging said member in a-vei'tical plane,'a;bralremov-p ably mountedyon. "said swinging'inember and adapted to be IDOVGCl lIlfO braking-engage ment'with sai-d wheel, a'lifting lever adapted toiswingsa'id swinging member and movable 1 relativelythereto, and:'brake opera'ting -con'-"' nections actuatedbygmovement of said lever with respect to said 'swinging-inember and comprising a motion transmitting member rotatably mountedcoaxiallywith the pivotali Q connection:between; said swinging member aridthdbam, saidconnection's serving to limit the movement of said lever with respect 7 to. said swinging member when the brake is moved into engagement wtih the wheel, whereby further movementof the lever'actuates the swinging member. 7 c

21. A plow comprising a beam adapted to be connected with a draft element, a ground wheel, a swinging member onwhich said ivheel is journaled, said member extending rearwardly therefrom to the beam and having pivotal connection therewith, whereby the beam may be raised or lowered by swinging said member in a vertical plane, a brake supported for coaxial movement with said wheel and adapted to be moved into bri-tking engagement therewith, a lifting lever adapted to swing said swinging member and mov-' able relatively thereto, and brake-operating connections actuated by movement of said lever with respect to said swinging member to apply the brake t0 the wheel and restrict movement of the lever with respect to said swinging member, said brake operating connections comprising a motion transmitting member mounted coaxially with the pivotal connection between said swinging member and the beam.

V 22. In a plow adapted for connection to a tractor, the combination of two plow beams, plow bottoms mounted thereon, a single ground wheel disposed in a plane between the vertical longitudinal planes of said plow beams, a vertically swinging axle connecting the beams with said wheeland pivoted to swing about the axis of said wheel for supporting the plow when it is inits elevated position, draft means for connecting the plow to the tractor and adapted to hold the plow against tilting laterally when raised to elevated position on said single ground wheel, a

brake adapted to cooperatewith said Wheel V to effect the swinging of said axle to lift the plow by the draft power, a manually operable lever connected to said swinging axle, and connections between said lever and said brake, whereby said lever is adapted for actuating said brake and for imparting manual 7 force .to said axle to aid in so swinging said axle.

23. A :plow comprising a plow beam, a

ground wheel, avertically swinging axle connecting the beam with the wheel and pivoted to swing about the axis of said wheel for supporting the plow when it is in its elevated position, a brake adapted for cooperation with said wheel for swinging said axle to lift the plow above the ground, means for mounting said brake on said axle, and an adjustable stop in the form of a screw-threaded shaft mounted on the beam and having its lower end adapted to engage the said mounting means,

whereby the axle is held in depth-limited V plowing position. a

THEOPHILUS BROWN.

CARL G. S TRANDLUND, 

